>> glor: tonight looking for jelter, this holiday weekend. holidal storm beryl approaches the coast. plus returning veterans on a ns on for new careers, mark straussman explains why so many are now working on the real road, as more americans have most heavily armed county and a by the bniversary by the bay. john blackstone shows us why the golden gate bridge still inspires at age 75. 75.ptioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> glor: and good evening, i'm jeff glor. memorial day will be a damp and >> jswept affair along the southeast coast as tropical

storm beryl closes in. elsewhere high temperatures are el the main danger prompting heat warnings at the indy 500 and creating more problems for mo firefigters out west. we begin with danielle nottingham. >> reporter: beach-goers in the rutheast today won't be so lucky tomorrow. winds are increasing as tropical torm beryl moves towards the carolinas and florida, and is call on track to hit landfall later tonight. the surf proved to be too much for one group of swimmers in jacksonville, florida. eight had to be rescued from rough waters. tersida lifeguard scott petersohn. >> the rip current is getting worse as the day goes on. and if you are not, you know, a strong swimmer, you have any roubt, you should stay out of the water. >> reporter: water is eesperately needed in the southwest where fire crews struggle to contain a massive wildfire in new mexico's gila national forest. to moring to more than 100,000

acres overnight, it smoke could be seen as far away as denver, colorado. weter two weeks, residents evacuated in crown king, arizona, were finally able to return home. >> and the midwest is under a holiday heat wave. at the indianapolis 500 -- at >> a lot of folks are getting under the shade and getting some some because it is hot. >> reporter: dario franchitti took the checkered flag in a mpererature of 91 degrees, one of the hottest days ever for the race.es. in thn the northeast, sunbathers welcomed the unofficial start of summer. drinkingle drinking, a little partying, a little dancing and ncme more drinking. >> reporter: noaa forecasters

see a gradual cooling for the duxt three days but with the downside thunderstorms and possible tornadoes. >> glor: danielle, thank you. thankre on tropical storm beryl davurn to david bernard at wfor d atiami. good evening to you. how strong is beryl and how close to the coast is it? >> it's very close to the coast and it's a strong storm. ateslatest on beryl from the rricicane center in the past hour indicates that beryl has winds of 65 miles per hour, moving west at 10. mileputs it about 80 miles or so east southeast of jacksonville, florida. our track brings it slowly inland tonight and during the dy tomorrow as a tropical asorm. ical sen it's going to kind of krawl across georgia and the carolinas tuesday and wednesday and may reemerge over the waters ters south of cape hatteras as a as acal storm as we go into wednesday. >> glor: i realize no one wants >> j their holiday weekend washed out, but there is an upside, there is >> definitely so.

the big problem in the southeast >> in the ow is the lack of rainfall. it looks like beryl is going to actually bring some. this is the rainfall potential nexthe next 48 hours. and where you see the orange and in the there, anywhere from 5 to 5 inches of rain, maybe a few isolated spots to get a foot of rain. so in florida and south georgia, maybe portions of south e polina, this rain is definitely going to be some welcome news. >> glor: david bernard, thank you. rd, u.n. security council late today condemned syria for the assacres in the city of houla, confirmed number of deaths rose er ofhigher today. charlie d'agata has more. >> reporter: this one month old girl survived the massacre. her mother did not. o> the united nations upped the death toll to over 100 including 32 children under the age of ten. british officials call the attack in houla stomach-churning savagery. >> we're absolutely sickened

across the community by what we wve seen over the last several days n particular the death of thanthan 100 unarmed men, women and children. >> reporter: the syrian government today categorically denied that its forces were responsible for the bloodshed blaming terrorists for the killing. syria's powerful ally russia again supported the regime's sy version of events but u.n. but u.n. monitors confirmed today that artillery and tank re wls are were fired at the neighborhood. activists say the attack began after an anti-government protest friday. .yrian forces started shelling residential areas. ositionposition groups say the pro government para military force called the shabia stormed the village and began executing women and children. .n. observers arrived to find

dozens of bodies and furious hsidents. the envoy kofi annan is expected back in damascus this week. so far he has only the power to ask, again, that the violence ,tops. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. in lor: in our nation's capitol it is a holiday weekend tradition. the streets roared with the sounds of motorcycles as thousands of riders gathered for roe rolling thunder rally. this is the 25th year for the eent which began in support of vietnam era prisoners in war and missing in action. 1.6 million americans have served more recently in afghanistan and iraq. t d tonight the associated press says 45% of them are filing for disability benefits. that's more than double the 'smber of claims after the 1990 thef war. after their service some face another fight, unemployment. h is wis why some companies is have a new priority, helping ing vans get back to work. mark strassmann has that story. mark >> reporter: ohio national chrdman chris moser returned rned iraq in 2009 to face a different battle. > i didn't think it would be that much of a struggle to find

a job once i got back from b orseas, i really didn't. a> reporter: he couldn't find a job he wanted as a police dnficer. after two years on unemployment, a military buddy gave him a tip. the railroads were hiring. >> he told me put my application and resume on-line and i did. and it worked out for the best for e. >> reporter: now he's straining to be a signal maintainer with stra norfolk southern. he says it a lot like being in the military. >> the safety issue here at norfolk is huge. i mean the military is big too. they want to make sure you don't sure you know. so i like that a lot about this occupation. iremenorter: america's freight aailroad facing a massive wave of retirement are on a hiring spree. in 2011 rail companies hired 15,000 new employees. they plan to hire 15,000 more this year all over the country. ves industry representatives say iat one in five new hires will

be a veteran. vetera't find enough of them. they are outstanding employees. they are dedicated, disciplined, show up for work. and they recognize that this is e,career choice, not just a job. >> reporter: america's unemployment rate for veterans is 9.2%, higher than the national average of 8.1%. moser says veterans have trouble adjusting to the nine to five work day making the railroad a perfect fit. >> every day i'm going to learn something. like that. waon't want to be stuck inside, cku know, and the railroad provides me with that. >> reporter: it also provides him a secure future. >> salary and benefits packages average around $107,000. no college degree required. >> i can make a good living off i mea school education, you know what i mean, just by going out and working with my hands every day. >> reporter: and working for a company he knows appreciates his service in more ways than one. mark strassmann, cbs news,

atlanta. >> glor: the man charged with killing 6-year-old etan patz 33 paars ago spending his first his firsin jail following his surprise arrest on thursday. but despite the confession of pedro hernandez, not everyone is convinced police have their man. here's tony guida. reporteter: eight years ago manhattan judge ruled that jose ramos, a convicted pedophile was h ofonsible for the death of anan patz. but ramos was never charged with der.er. >> investigators from the federal prosecutors office and fbi over an extended period of time built up a tremendous amount of circumstances evidence. >> reporter: not enough though eo convince prosecutors they osecutors a murder charge stick ed i murray weiss a police reporter who covered the case. ag >> it was a civil case that resulted in the judgement thenst ramos. y. was ordered to pay $2 million in damages to the patz family. he has no money. and is in prison for molesting a pennsylvania child.

>> reporter: the ramos case >> raises serious questions about ae recent arrest of 51-year-old pedro hernandez. eolice say he confessed to durdering etan patz but they ate no evidence. it is a murder case standing on nce.head. >> it's going to be very difficult to convince a jury. >> reporter: larry kobilinsky of >> the john jay college of criminal justice. >> normally, we collect the heiminal evidence and talk to videwitnesses then we attach a suspect and sometimes they confess this is just the reverse. noreporter: police have no body and no motive. and what if there were no confession from pedro hernandez. what happens it if he recants his confession. >> it would not surprise me if hero hernandez recants. s.ter all look at what he is facing if he is convicted of ree md-degree murder. pendill spend his entire life, ,erhaps, in prison. andez orter: right now hernandez remains in bellevue hospital atric ng a psychiatric exam to etermine if he is competent to mpand trial for murder.

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>> jeff: corporal keaton coffey of boring, oregon was engaged to be married in july. yesterday he returned home after he died fighting in afghanistan on thursday. the flag-draped coffin was met by fellow marines at the air force base. since the start of the war in afghanistan in 2001, 1,984 american service members have died there. as americans this weekend honor the sacrifice of those who served, we want to tell you tonight about jim parks. parks is a former navy sailor who turned 93 today. and he has never wavered in fighting to honor his fellow veterans. here's ben tracy. >> reporter: at an age when most veterans have given all they have, jim parks still wants to do more. when he was in his eighties, he helped build this cemetery in california's sonoma county, dedicated to veterans. >> one nation, under god. >> reporter: parks is still

serving the country he fought for in world war ii. >> that's what is keeping me alive. >> reporter: his latest project is a flag that he designed with a simple theme-- veterans remember. >> when you think of it, the active branches of the military, all five have a flag. even the surgeon general has a flag. >> reporter: but the average veteran does not. so parks who today turned 93 dreams of having that flag fly in all 50 states. a campaign he wages from his bedside. parks daughter, ella stenberg. >> he's a humble person. he's doing something much larger than an individual. >> reporter: 25 states including california have now approved the flag. for jim it means half down, half to go. >> those veterans should be recognized. and that can be accomplished simply by making this a national emblem.

>> it's always going to be not just a veterans member drive, it is going to be my father's remember drive, my father is a veteran and a veteran for other veterans. >> reporter: just like his work in building this cemetery at a time when most military cemeteries are either full or rapidly running out of space. >> jim, this is to honor you, and we thank you for giving us this gift of the cemetery. >> i appreciated it. you've been more than generous. around. >> more like the other way around. >> reporter: parks says will not rest until he is laid to rest making sure that all veterans are horned and remembered. >> thank you, jim. >> reporter: ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> glor: ahead for 75 years, a symbol of american ingenuity and excellence. ds help and her medi. the exelon patch, it releases medication continuously for twenty-four hours. she uses one exelon patch daily

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the great depression rose a feat of unparalleled engineering. >> the closing members are lowered into place. the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: california historian kevin starr. >> 75 years ago the golden gate bridge says yes, you can do great things in america. >> reporter: but it almost looked like this. >> the original design wasn't nearly as -- >> the original design was hideous. one of the critics called it an upside down inverted rat trap. >> reporter: now the elegant span is admired by millions from around the world. on days like this the bridge makes a perfect backdrop for tourist photos but often it disappears in the fog. >> in the summer, we can have days on end when there is fog and you can't even see the bridge. >> reporter: on those days mary currie the bridges communication director faces a frequent question.

>> where is the bridge? >> reporter: a new visitor question now deals with those gray day blues with the magic of green screen technology. so no tourist needs to go home without the perfect photo. the bridge has special significance for eric taylor. he doesn't remember the first time he was here, although his mother danielle romo can't forget it. >> he was born right in the car. >> reporter: right here in the car. >> right in the car. >> take the bridge, golden gate bridge. >> reporter: do you think about this? >> all the time, every time you cross. >> yes. >> reporter: three babies have entered the world on the golden gate bridge but over 1,000 have left the world here. jumping to their death. >> reporter: why do so many people want to end it all here. >> the reverse success of the bridge makes it a theatrical place for any life. >> fortunately what the bridge usually inspires is wonder. >> most bridges are silver gray and they are a bridge.

you cross it point "a" to point "b." this bridge you experience and you experience when are you on it, off it, around it, below it, above it. >> reporter: what lesson should we take from this 75 years later. >> here is a visible symbol of american technology, american no-how. here is proof positive that we can develop the environment without destroying it. >> reporter: at 75, the golden gate bridge spans both space and time. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> glor: that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. later on cbs, "60 minutes." i'm jeff glor, cbs news, in new york. anthony mason will be here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ÷+

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